Medellín

The Parceros program prevents youth exploitation by criminal structures through psychosocial support, skills training, and access to educational, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities.

The Medellín Metro promotes social responsibility through citizen participation and educational and cultural actions, strengthening the relationship with the community and optimizing spaces for community use.

In Medellín, walks and races, such as the Half Marathon, are promoted to preserve traditions, promote health, respect for nature and recover public spaces, taking advantage of their natural environment.

“As We Go Home” is a Medellín program that offers sports activities to people in vulnerable situations, promoting their health, coexistence and values ​​to facilitate their social insertion.

“Sport No Limit” facilitates sports and recreational activities for people with disabilities in Medellín, promoting their right to sports and a healthy lifestyle, reducing sedentary lifestyle and cardiovascular risks.

Through this project, the City Council of Medellin informs to the citizens about the city’s purchasing plan, investment budgets and operations, the list of contracting and tendering processes, and financial, and, especially social, results, of their undertaking.

The Programme was designed in order to provide comprehensive care to the city’s vulnerable child population, from pregnancy to 5 years old. Thus, the children receive care from an interdisciplinary team of professionals and from different public services.

“Let your grey hair down!” promotes the integration of older people in Colombia into active life through physical and recreational activities, combating abuse and abandonment, and promoting healthy and community aging.